Washington, April 7 -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko issued the following press release:
Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released a statement following the increasingly unhinged threats of violence from President Trump (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-if-iran-does-not-make-deal-2026-04-07/) against the people of Iran:
"The President of the United States is publicly threatening to commit genocide.
"This is not hyperbole or wordsmithing, his exact words were "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again."
"I fear for our nation. This is not who we are. For generations, the United States has striven to be that shining city on a hill - advancing values of free...